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The Robert Colley is comprised of timetables, operating documents, photographs, books and periodicals on a variety of railroad subjects. Materials date between 1881 and 2007 with the majority from the second half of the twentieth century.

The Robert Berger Collection is comprised of 3,237 photographic slides taken by Al Robinson in the mid to late 1900's. Subjects are primarily railroad equipment and locations for the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Burlington Northern, SP&S, Union Pacific and other railroads.

The Richard Wilkens Collection includes a copy of the 1941 Locomotive Cyclopedia, copies of the Narrow Gauge Gazette model railroading magazine, issues of The Western Railroader, Field Engineer books, a box of Burlington Northern paperwok and three boxes of Milwaukee Road/Union Pacific train orders from the Black River Tower (Tukwila, Washington).

The Reese Humphreys Collection is comprised primarily of Northern Pacific documents dated between 1910 and 1970. They include timetables, annual reports, maps, special instructions and calendars. Additional materials from the Burlington Northern and other railroads are also included.

The Peter N. Halgren collection includes periodical clippings and photographs Mr. Halgren used for research on railroads and railroad modeling. It is organized by railroad, topic, locomotive type, car type and other subjects selected by Mr. Halgren. Circus trains make up the contents of several binders. Much of the collection includes photocopies of commonly available periodicals as well as photographs collected by Mr. Halgren. Many North American railroads are covered, including the Southern Pacific Railroad.

The Paul C. Newell Collection encompases published books on railroad topics, including the Great Northern, Southern Pacific, Burlington Northern, Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, Milwaukee Road, and other railroads.

The Patty Groesbeck Collecton consists primarily of documents pertaining to locomotive engineers' employment and job duties for railroads including the Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific, Milwaukee Road, Great Northern, Burlington Northern and other railroads between 1905 and 1996. It also includes some fifty photographs of railroad locomotives and cars in various locations throughout the western United States.

The Mike Sawyer Collection is comprised of published books from the 1990's on Pacific Northwest railroad subjects and timetables for the Burlington Northern, Union Pacific, and Southern Pacific from 1977 through 2008.

The Mark Gelhaus Collection includes documents, timetables, operating instructions, equipment manuals, maps, equipment registers, photographs and sound recordings produced between 1885 and 1994. Railroad represented include the Northern Pacific, Burlington Northern, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Milwaukee Road, Great Northern and other railroads. Many of these materials were accumulated by Michael D. Gelhaus and Al Bennett.

The Mark Borleske Collection is comprised of 212 Union Pacific maps and drawings from the Union Pacific's Seattle, Washington office.